Somerville Postal History
Lincoln County, Maine
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Maine Postal History
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During the history of the town of Somerville, there have been two post offices.
Briefly, the history of these two is as follows:
1. Patricktown post office opened on 4 October 1837, closed on 28 September 1838; and re-opened on 12 December 1838. On 24 April 1858, it was renamed as Somerville post office, which closed on 15 January 1908.
2. South Somerville post office opened on 6 January 1891 and closed on 10 April 1910.
In 1914, there were no post offices in Somerville.
Postmarks from the town of Somerville include:
Somerville
1858 April 24:
The former Patricktown post office was renamed as Somerville post office. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)
1903 July 28:
The circular postmark is approximately 28 mm in diameter. (image side of card)
(click on image to enlarge)
1908 January 15:
Somerville post office closed. (source: Maine Philatelic Society. 1995. The Post Offices of Maine: A Rarity Guide)